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Where does “cervīx” come from?

cervīx (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

Ancestry of “cervīx”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn
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